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2026-02-24 08:01:22 UTC

npub1kj…hwfnv on Nostr: Why does validating the Bitcoin chain require downloading OP_RETURN non spendable ...

Why does validating the Bitcoin chain require downloading OP_RETURN non spendable outputs, do we have no consensus conform way to flag and avoid download non transaction relevant block data to prevent the whole potentially illegal arbitrary data store issue?

Would you mind briefly explaining ?